Where does “آسمان” come from?
آسمان (Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
آسمان (Persian): sky; heaven
Ancestry of “آسمان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 | sky |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hácmā | sky, heaven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “آسمان”